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NOTES OF THE TURF. j Jockey Reid carried ofl the riding honors of the first week of the Jacksonville meeting, haviug five firsts, six seconds and one third to his credit. August Beimont is Nawrtal to have said that within the next leu days official announcement will be made concerning the racing dates for the New York tracks during the season of 1909. Keene Bros. seven-year old mare. Red Leaf, again demonstrated her ability as a long distance racer, when on Friday hist she defeated Nadzu. wiuner of the famous Thornton Stakes, in a race at one and one-half miles. This years English Lincolnshire Handicap winner. Duke of Sparta, now rive years old. was a cheap yearling, selling for 39 to Ernest Day. He raced early as the Simple Aveu eolt. later as Haloja. and is a rank in-and-outer by performance. Woods Garth has the font year old gelding Gridiron in condition for the IMinlico meeting and will ship him to Baltimore next week. Gridiron raced well in Canada last year and Garth says he will be a hard one to beat in tin* early races this spring. At Derby. England. Friday. D. Maker, the Ameri caa jockey, rode Lord Durhams Miesko to win th-Iiovnidge Handicap of $."..900. H. P. Whitneys Delirium was unplaced in the race. The same stables Scaelifl ran unplaced in a selling race the same day. The New York story about Brighton Beach being again fitted up for racing seems most absurd. The association is clearly outside the racing pale and still owe-, horsemen some $:;,■ . 000 in unpaid stakes and Banes. Not the slightest effort to pay these has ever been made. II was intended to put up the American rider. E. Dngan. on Mr. H. [». Whitneys SeacHff In the Batthyany Plate at Lincoln, but owing to an oxer-sight Dugan will li.iv to make a tourney to the T nitod Stales and back before he will appear in the saddle in England. — London Sporting Life. Frank OWoill. of Burlew A- ONeill, is finding plenty of employment as a rider on the French courses around Paris. " He was astride two winners Friday. U. B. Diu.veas Wamb.i III. and W. K. Van d.-rbilts Kennebec. No rider in England or on the Continent can bring mere skill or judgment into racing ecciijion than this young American. An rarest! gallon into the ease of joekev Slillii.g w lio nas reinstated on Friday, but with ids mounts restricted to his contract employer. R. L. Tlioma-. revealed Ifce fact i!kii Snilling bad been offered 8300 to pull one f Thomas harass. The bov informed Thomas trainer of the attempted bribery and toe trainer had Hie horse barred. Shilling lias riven the name of the won Id-be briber to the stewards of tk« I. r Angeles Racing Association and action against him rs expected siioi-n lasses Gaiway. a eterau turfman and former own.r of the Preikuess Farm, near Patersou. N. J.. w.ts a visitor at the othce ot I he Jockey Club lor the Brwl time in months Thursday. Some time ago Mr. Gaiway, who had his horses tral 1 a the Iii akaess farm for twenty-four years, sold it to In.- li liner DSsrard Ieakes. and recently rWkea iv sold the place to a real estate operator, as the anti-hettlag law in New York State reinlcre.i it naeleai for training purposes. Feakes was elected a councilman of Sussex Oooarty a few rears ago. As the rider of Parole in many of his great races. Feakes earned much fame. Linden. BeirMere and Bthelbert. among others, were trained or developed at the Preakness Farm.
